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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
We make occasional 500 mile car trips, and have a USB charger that plugs into the car cigarette lighter, which is great for charging phones. What I cannot find is a lead or adaptor to charge a Samsung Chromebook from the USB socket. The Chromebook has a tiny circular socket for charging, rather like earlier mobiles, but smaller. Cannot find anything suitable via eBay, Amazon or Google, but am probably asking the wrong question. Any bright ideas, or is there a good reason why such a device would not work? I can find a charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter, but that really just duplicates the charger we already have. I suspect the answer is that the voltage required by the Chromebook is higher than that supplied by USB? -- Graeme |
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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
In message , News
writes I suspect the answer is that the voltage required by the Chromebook is higher than that supplied by USB? I've just answered my own question. The output from the mains charger is 12v, and USB provides 5v, which presumably explains why the Chromebook requires a dedicated car charger. Bugger. -- Graeme |
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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
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I suspect the answer is that the voltage required by the Chromebook is higher than that supplied by USB? Yes USB is 5V, don't know about chromebooks specifically, but many laptops are 19V give or take a volt More than likely, You'll have to settle for cigarette lighter-laptop charger instead of some cigarette lighter-USB-laptop arrangement, it would take ages to charge even if you could find one. Eventually USB3.1 will provide sufficient power, it remains to be seen if laptops will come along that can be charged that way. |
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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
Quite possibly have you not measured what comes out of the charger for the
mains to see what it is and how much current charging and operating on that supply uses? Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "News" wrote in message ... We make occasional 500 mile car trips, and have a USB charger that plugs into the car cigarette lighter, which is great for charging phones. What I cannot find is a lead or adaptor to charge a Samsung Chromebook from the USB socket. The Chromebook has a tiny circular socket for charging, rather like earlier mobiles, but smaller. Cannot find anything suitable via eBay, Amazon or Google, but am probably asking the wrong question. Any bright ideas, or is there a good reason why such a device would not work? I can find a charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter, but that really just duplicates the charger we already have. I suspect the answer is that the voltage required by the Chromebook is higher than that supplied by USB? -- Graeme |
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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 9:54:10 AM UTC+1, News wrote:
We make occasional 500 mile car trips, and have a USB charger that plugs into the car cigarette lighter, which is great for charging phones. What I cannot find is a lead or adaptor to charge a Samsung Chromebook from the USB socket. The Chromebook has a tiny circular socket for charging, rather like earlier mobiles, but smaller. Cannot find anything suitable via eBay, Amazon or Google, but am probably asking the wrong question. Any bright ideas, or is there a good reason why such a device would not work? I can find a charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter, but that really just duplicates the charger we already have. I suspect the answer is that the voltage required by the Chromebook is higher than that supplied by USB? -- Graeme Just look for a car charger for your specific Chromebook. Something like this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DQYJLPC Alternatively do what I did a long time ago and just get a small 100W or so inverter for running the multitude of chargers that seem to need plugging in. Just be sure it can't be powered when the engine isn't running or you're sure of a dead battery very quickly (they don't like being used for anything other than a short burst of high current for starting the car). Philip |
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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
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03:02:23 on Thu, 9 Jul 2015, " remarked: get a small 100W or so inverter for running the multitude of chargers that seem to need plugging in. I've got an inverter that plugs into the cigar lighter, and has a 13A socket on the end. 140W continuous. It was to enable me to charge a laptop on a hire boat that didn't have its own inverter but did have a cigar lighter. A bit like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/BESTEK®-Inve...rger-MRI1513U- UK/dp/B00HSGV1PW/ -- Roland Perry |
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Charging Samsung Chromebook from USB socket
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" writes Just look for a car charger for your specific Chromebook. Something like this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DQYJLPC Yes, for simplicity, I think that is the answer. I was just trying to avoid carrying two different chargers, but using the one I already have is not going to be practical. -- Graeme |
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